Papers of John Adams, volume 16
van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje
th.Sept. 1784
We are favoured with your Excellency’s esteemed favour of the 16th. Instant, Nothwithstanding four Vessells arrived from America last week, we remain Still without any writings of Mr. Morris, We are of your opinion bussiness of greater Consequence is the Cause of his Silence, but it Should not be less agreable to have his approbation on our behaviour. Your directions about the lottery of premiums Shall be duly observed and you may rely on our punctuality to advise Mr. Morris of it.
Our friends Messrs. Van den Yver freres & Co. having transmitted us your receipt for £[₶]4800.— they have paid you in 200 Louis d’ors1 we charge your account for the same after addition of their Comñ with Curry. ƒ2287.2.— as noted at foot, which please to note in Conformity,— We remain very respectfully. / Sir. / Yr: Exy’s: most obed̃. Serṽ.
Nic
s.& Jacob van Staphorst.
de la Lande & Fynje
| £[₶]4800: — | ||
| ″ 48: — | 1 PC: Comm. at Paris | |
| £[₶]4848: — | a 54 1/2 SC . . . . . Bo.
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ƒ 2201:16: — |
| Agio 3 7/8 PC:— | ″ 85: 6: — | |
| ƒ 2287: 2: — |
RC (Adams Papers); internal address: “His Excellency John Adams Esqr.—”
JA kept a list of orders drawn on the Paris banking firm of Van den Yver Frères for personal and family expenses from Sept. 1784 through May 1785. He drew the first order that appears there for 4,800 livres tournois on 10 Sept. 1784 (JA, D&A
, 3:171–172). Here and elsewhere, where the consortium used the pound sign to indicate livres tournois, the editors have followed it with the livre tournois symbol (₶) in brackets.